The Portland daily press., 1887-02-21
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Rev. G. b. Pitblado will lecture at Vaughan
street church Monday evening
Harmony Lodge, l. o. o. f., will celebrate
its anniversary March 10Th.
Ivy Lodge, ID. of r., win visit Queen Esther
Lodge of Bath, in March.
The Ottawa House will open about the
first of July.
J. P. Baxter, Esq. will lecture on London"
in the Eye and Ear Infrmary course tonight.
Yesterday was a fine day for Shrove Sun
day, the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday.
The Portland Company are making new
set Of apparatus for the Sewall Car Heating
Company to be used on the Maine Central.
The Harvard Club in Maine will hold their
annual meeting and dinner at the Preble
House. Tuesday night, Feb. 22d.
Theme building Mr. J. H, Wolf is erect
ing in the rear of his block on Middle street,
will be used for Hebrew synagogue.
The Merchants Marine Railway will try
the use of coal instead of wood, after March
LIST.
The Paint and Oil Club passed very
pleasant evening at their regular monthly
dinner at the Falmouth Hotel, Saturday eve
ming.
Rev. L. II. Hallock preached very inter-
esting sermon at the Gospel Mission yester-
day afternoon. His text was taken from
Isaiah, iy, /. "As every one that thirsteth."
Thewires are all strung for the police tel
ephone signal, and the system win be put in
running order as soon as the apparatus is re-
ceiyed here.
Grand Canton Ridgeley, No. 2, Patriarchs
Militant, will attend the grand reception
~--lAen Gov. Bodwell by Worumbus Grand
Canton at Lewiston, Tuesday evening
The Quebec, Capt. Cross, Of the Dominion
lne arrived from Glasgow, Saturday night,
She had four passengers and a cargo of 900
tons, including one horse, II ponies and As
sheep
At the meeting of the Portland Business
College Saturday night, the paper Students
Review" was read by Mr.. Harmon, and
there was defamation by Miss Kellum
and Mr.. Barrett.
Saturday night a gentleman slipped at the
corner of Temple and Congress streets. BE
fell against the window of the store on the
corner, breaking the glass and cutting his
hand
Hotel and boarding house keepers and
the poor all persons coming to their places
who are liable to become public charges, in
order that their pauper settlement may be
determined.
A mass convention will be held at Reform
Club Hall next Thursday evening to nomi-
nate candidates for city Offices, to be voted
for at the coming election. The call is signed
by w. III. Jewett, secretary Of the Land and
Labor Club.
Mr.. Austin, manager of the Bowdoin base
ball club, was in the city Saturday, and in
consultation with the Portland base ball
managers 1t is probable that the season
will open here with game between the
Bowdoins and Portlands.
The Bowdoin Base Ball Association will
give ball at the Town Hall in Brunswick,
on the evening Of Tuesday. March 1. Chand-
Ter will furnish the music, and the drill
squad Of the Portland Wheel Club will at
tend.
Mike Davis is building new double shell
for Mckay and Hosmer, which will be fin
ished in a short time. The size and shape
has been left entirely in the hands of Mr..
Davis, who knows the figure and weight of
both the men. The boat will not be used
before May.
The value Of exports last week was $171,-
o19, and included among them were 6352
barrels of apples, 25,10O bushels of wheat,
1875 bushels of peas, $4,000 pounds Of ba-
con, and 100000 pounds of oat meal. There
were 1900 feet of lumber, 657 hogsheads
and rs tierces molasses imported.